Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals

The Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals is one of the twelve Ohio District Courts of Appeal, the state intermediate appellate courts of Ohio.[1] It has jurisdiction over eight counties: Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning, Monroe, and Noble.[2]

Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals
The Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals Building
Established1912
LocationYoungstown, Ohio
Composition methodElection
Authorized byOhio Constitution of 1851 and Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2501
Appeals toSupreme Court of Ohio
Judge term lengthSix Years
Number of positionsFour
Websitehttp://www.seventh.courts.state.oh.us/
Counties Comprising Seventh District Outlined in Red

When a lower court in one of those eight counties has issued a final appealable order, the parties generally have the right to one appeal to the court of appeals. A further appeal may be attempted to the Ohio Supreme Court (which has discretionary jurisdiction and elects to hear a comparably small number of cases).

Judges

The Seventh District Court of Appeals is composed of four judges, each elected to six-year terms by the citizens of the eight counties in the district.[3] Ohio Law requires that a person running for election as an appellate judge must have been licensed as an attorney in Ohio for at least six years or have served as a judge in any jurisdiction for at least six years.[4] The current judges of the court (as of October 2018) are:[1]

Judge (party)Joined CourtTerm ends
Gene Donofrio (D)
February 9, 1993
February 8, 2023
Cheryl L. Waite (D)
February 10, 1996
February 9, 2021
Carol Ann Robb (R)
February 9, 2015
February 8, 2021
David A. D'Apolito (D)
February 9, 2019
February 8, 2025

Each case on appeal is decided by a panel of three judges.[5] Cases are decided through a review of the record of the inferior court or tribunal, as informed by the briefs submitted by the parties and by oral argument (if requested by either party). New evidence is not permitted to be introduced on appeal.

Seventh District Court of Appeals Building

In June 2006, the Seventh District Court of Appeals unveiled a new courthouse in downtown Youngstown, Ohio. From 1912 until 2006 the court had been located nearby on the fourth floor of the Mahoning County Courthouse. The Court address is 131 West Federal Street, Youngstown, Ohio 44503.

Notes
  1. "Seventh District Court of Appeals Homepage". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. Ohio Revised Code 2501.01
  3. Ohio Revised Code 2501.011(D), 2502.02
  4. Ohio Revised Code 2501.02
  5. Ohio Revised Code 2501.012(D)
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